Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-27
of the Army of West Virginia. The mo
tIOn was unanimously carried
GENERAL HAYES


ton was unanimously carried
GENERAL HAYES
name was vOCiicrOusly called ~ soon a. he
came forward to make the announcement.
He however declined, cN,u>ing himself on
account OF his hrar,encss. lie made
Il few complimentary remarks to the So
Clcty and the committees, concerning the
success of the affair. lie also made
some humorous remarks concerning
WcatheT-naster ireely, who, aS he said,
has given us 'urb splendid weather for
the reunion. lie also cOmpiimenteh the
Mayor and police concerning the excellent
manner IN which they have protected
the public peace aud kept the old
vets from being Garrot,d by the pick
pockets and thugs who follow NJ such
meetings. Since he had been allowed to
fight for the union in the valiant army
OF West Nlralnia and SEE the reward of
success, he could not complain even il re
Is not allowed 10 meet with his old COM
yIdcS again. The final test of war, is its
results, and no war ever fought before was
productive of such results aS the one in
which We were allowed to fight. We set
tied for ever the question of whether a
State has the same power as a nation.
This is the only war ever fought where
T., .-HY OBJECT
for which il was waged is sattained and any
one ui the objects Is worth all the money
aud blood shed 1t cost. In our war We
gained more for the yauquished than any
other, ever gained ior the victor.
He compared our nation with no
army or navy or Qualifications
needed, To the twenty powers Of Europe,
which have together less territory than
sc, and must keep up twenty armies and
nayira and lOrliucatlnns. The McrrimaC
and Monitor episode in Hampton Roads
was cited To prove that nayIeS built to-day
will be rendered useless by the Inventions
of tomorrow when we have war. What
We want Is wealth and credit and We
have 1t. Ours Is the only WAT whose debt
has been paid during tho lifetime oi those
who engaged in it. General Hayes closed
amid enthusiastic cheers.
The Opera House orchestra rendered Il
very pretty military medlay amidst cries
Tor Con Coll
by the time the music had ceused there
seemed 10 be
\ DECIDED PREFERENCE
for Caldwell, and the Chairman could not
could not determine which of the numcT-
ous great men Of that name was
wanted. George z. Caldwell came
ioIwaId and delivered very
pleasing and amusing address. lie asked
Did the parade to-day remind one OF the
war, Well, in numbers it did not, but in
other respects 1t did. We got out early,
and into line We were marched down
one street and up aHothe: and hack again;
we were Tight-drcsScd and stood still an
hour, hut we did not have the WOmcns
Union Benevolent Society To offer us a cup
OF cot. or 4 CarCker. lietOld very anus
ing an,cdotc OF how the people in the
South as well aS the North. toOks beans
for breakfast, beans for dinner, and beans
for supper; and another about how an TX
norant Maryland girl got him down wher
he was in
THE THREE MONTHS SERVICE
in a Pennsylvania regiment.
Prot. Woeden sang, The songs We SAM
on the old camp ground, - after whlcl
General lockwood came forward and tO!,
somr very pleasing anecdotes, and createC
some mcrrimcHt IN the audience. Time
was called on him several minutes
and the doughty Coloacl being IRE
prr,sihlc, the band struck up lively air
cutting him ont completely.
The audience seemed divided beLweer
Con and Charley Caldwell, bat neither wa
allowed IN opportunity.to talk. The iOl